Jeffrey Martin

It started with patience. Texans owner Bob McNair’s decision – or non-decision, if you prefer – to retain Gary Kubiak proved prescient, even when the easier move would have been to dismiss the second head coach in franchise history. Maybe it was blind faith, but it was faith nonetheless, a commodity in short supply toward […]
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He’s just a rookie, although he doesn’t consider himself one after six starts. But quarterback T.J. Yates can sense a difference from the regular season to the playoffs, and his first postseason start is still hours away.
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Saturday will mark Johnson’s long-awaited playoff debut, and he has resembled a frisky colt during practice this week. It has been a welcome sight for Kubiak, who grinned Wednesday when asked about Johnson’s eagerness for the moment.
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A separated left shoulder won’t sideline Texans quarterback T.J. Yates in Saturday’s AFC wild-card showdown against Cincinnati at Reliant Stadium. In fact, the injury failed even to cut into the amount of work the rookie got Tuesday in what most of the Texans described as a spirited practice. “I took the full load at practice,” […]
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No list of the NFL’s best wide receivers can be complete without the inclusion of Andre Johnson, so when the Texans’ star breaks down his craft – as he did Sunday following a 23-22 loss to Tennessee – it’s worth a listen. Asked about converted fullback/former tight end James Casey, who hauled in a team-high […]
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FIRST QUARTER Key stat: Through 15 minutes, the Texans already had more third-down conversions (two) than they did in last Thursday’s loss to Indianapolis (one). Key player: Where has Derrick Ward been? Carries are tough beyond Arian Foster and Ben Tate, but Ward got his first touches Sunday since Nov. 13. He carried four […]
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